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Cloud
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Thursday, 12 March 2009 01:39 |
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We are occasionally privileged to see some fascinating and unusual formations in clouds... and there's some pretty everyday stuff that we often take for granted. Here are a few photographs to use in constructing your own sky presentation.  | Fog is a cloud with its base on the ground. Normally we view this from inside, but it can pose a pretty site in the distance. |  | A sharp deliniation can form where air masses of different characteristics meet. |  | Jets frequently make "clouds." If the air is close to 100% humidity, the added vapor from the engine's exhaust can give it just the push to make clouds of ice crystals.The shorter the contrail, the drier the air. |  | When clouds are backlit, crepuscular rays can be seen streaking through holes in the clouds. This is a reflection off particles in the atmosphere. |  | When the combination of temperature, humidity, and droplet size are just right, rain falls. |  | Thunderstorms are some of the most awe-inspiring, and potentially dangerous, of atmospheric phenomena. |  | Funnel cloud formation in thunderstorms gives cause for alarm. Tornado potential is great. |  | Funnel clouds can form over bodies of water, too. If the cloud touches the water, you have a waterspout. |  | Rain occasionally falls.. but never strikes the ground. It turns back into vapor before reaching the surface. This is virga. |
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